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Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana
On-line version ISSN 1989-2055Print version ISSN 0376-7892
Abstract
SALVADOR SANZ, J.F. et al. Comparative study on the effectiveness of a dressing of nanocrystalline silver opposite to the use of silver sulfadiazine in burned patients treatment. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2011, vol.37, n.3, pp.253-266. ISSN 1989-2055. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0376-78922011000300007.
Silver is a product that has been used as antimicrobial agent from ancient times; at the end of the XIXth century silver compounds were used with medical purposes. The use of silver sulfadiazine to 1 % cream is considered as gold standard for local treatment of burns in order to prevent or to treat local infection We compare treatment with Acticoat® (nanocrystalline silver 15 nanometers) and silver sulfadiazine, both sistems on equal terms and in the same medical burned center. We review recent literature of risk factors for burn infection, methods to prevent it and to dininish morbimortality in burned patients.
Keywords : Burns; Local burns treatment; Nanocristaline Silver; Silver Sulfadiazcine.
